Notice for 2nd Round of Centralized Counselling for admission in ANM & GNM Courses (Session 2024-25)
Applications are invited for the 2nd Round of Centralized Counselling for admission to ANM & GNM
courses in all Government and Private Nursing Institutes of Punjab for the 2024-25 session. All candidates
who have already applied and paid the counselling fee during the 1st round must fill in their choices again
to participate in the 2nd round. Choices filled during the 1st round will be automatically removed. Such
candidates do not need to pay the counselling fee again. Candidates who were unable to secure admission due to discrepancies in their data or documents can edit their details on the portal to prevent similar issues during the 2nd round of counselling.
Fresh applicants must submit their details and upload the required documents in accordance with the
prospectus and guidelines set by the INC, PNRC, and Government of Punjab. Fresh applicants are
required to pay the counselling fee on the portal and submitting their choices as per timelines mentioned
in the schedule.
The prospectus, fee details, counselling schedule, online counselling procedure, and other relevant
information are available on the PNRC websites: www.pnrconline.in and admission.pnrconline.in.
Preference will be given to candidates who are residents of Punjab, as per the policy of the State of Punjab.
About Punjab Nursing Council
It is felt that the time has come when the interests of the increasing number of trained nurses, health visitors, midwives, nurse, dais and trained dais and of their clientele should be protected and this can be best achieved by the registration and proper control of such nurses, health visitors, midwives, nurse, dais and trained dais. Moreover, registration in itself supplied an incentive to take training and thereby improves professional standards. It is accordingly proposed to enact measures on the lines of the law in force in Great Britain where there is a Council which deals with various questions relating to nurses, such as the training examination, registration, etc. of nurses and their removal from the register maintained under the authority of the Council. Provision also exists in the English Act forbidding any unregistered person from practicing nurse and also penalizing the use by an unregistered nurse of any title of name suggesting that such nurse is registered nurse.
The Madras Nurse and Midwives Act 1926, which is based on English Act, has already been passed into law, and a Bill for the Punjab has been made on the provisions of the English and Madras Acts”.
Function of Punjab Nursing Council
1. Registration :
- Registration of qualified candidates to practice.
- Verification of Registration Certificates issued from the council whenever there is a request from any employer across the world. The documents communicated is cross checked with the existing records for authenticity.
- Renewal of previously registered candidates with the council.
2. Examinations and award Diploma :
- The Council is an approved Examination body for the Examinations for Diploma ANM, Diploma GNM and Post Basic Diploma Nursing Courses.
- The Council conducts the examinations.
3. Approval and Supervision of Institutions :
- The Council conducts inspections to verify the teaching, learning facilities as well as programme conduction at Nursing Educational institutions.
4. Look into the complaint against nurses :
- The Council takes disciplinary actions against the nurses found to be observing unethical behavioral or mal practice.
Latest Notification Regarding Notice for 2nd Round admission in ANM-GNM Courses 2024-25 by Punjab Nursing Council
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)–B.Sc Nursing Programme
Q.1 How many supplementary examination a student is allowed to take to clear the semester?
Ans: INC has specified broad examination regulations in revised B.Sc.(N) syllabus .Individual universities can make their own plans to execute the same. -Regular examinations are specified in the syllabus every semester and the supplementary examinations of previous semesters can be planned by the University during all regular exams. -The maximum period to complete the course successfully should not exceed eight years.
Q.2 How much attendance classroom and clinical separately does the student require to be eligible for the examination?
Ans: In this regard, refer Examination Regulations of B.Sc.(N) syllabus where it is clearly mentioned- -A candidate must have minimum of 80% attendance (irrespective of the kind of absence) in theory and practical in each course / subject for appearing for examination. -A candidate must have 100% attendance in each of the practical areas before award of degree.
Q.3 Does odd semester subjects supplementary examination have to be in odd semester regular examinations only and similarly for even semester subject or can all the subject be put in all semester examinations.
Ans: In odd semesters when two regular odd semester examinations are conducted, the supplementary in the same examinations can be of the same paper if the examination is conducted on the same day. In this way the university load can be managed yet enable students to appear for supplementary and progress to next semesters without losing years. However other semesters’ supplementary examinations need to be conducted during the regular semester exams.
Q.4 Once the student loses one semester esp. due to partial attendance or nil attendance how can she complete the hours of the lost semester if she is allowed to get promoted to the next semester?
Ans: Cannot be promoted when the student does not have the attendance as he/she will not appear for exam without attendance and internal marks.
Q.5 What was the duration of GNM course till the year 2014? What was the duration of revised curriculum of GNM course from the year 2005 to 2014? What was the duration of GNM course during the year 2015 to 2016? What is the duration of GNM course from the year 2017 to present date?
Ans: The duration of the diploma of GNM has been reduced from 3 ½ years to 3 years from the academic year 2015-2016 onwards. Further the internship is integrated into the revised syllabus. The 3 years GNM course approved by the Council before 2008 and the 3 ½ GNM course after 2008 approved by the Council are equivalent from the institute recognized by State Nursing Registration Council & found suitable by INC under section 13 & 14.